Associate

Kennedys is looking for an Associate to work in the highly regarded complex casualty coverage team based in London.

Team

Kennedys' Casualty Coverage team advises on high value and complex coverage disputes, which tend to involve more than one jurisdiction, sometimes resulting in forum and choice of law disputes.

The range of work undertaken by the team includes insurance cover for complex product liability, pharmaceutical, environmental and professional risks, and property losses. The team has particular expertise in advising on coverage disputes involving Bermuda Form wordings.

Our partners work closely with associates to deliver high levels of client service and are presently advising on food recall claims; claims in a range of foreign jurisdictions following environmental disasters (dam collapses); claims concerning opiods; implants; talcum powder; large fire loss; rocket failures; offshore trustee claims; cladding claims post Grenfell fire; claims involving IT software providers, etc. We have strong capabilities to advise clients in Germany/on German law disputes as a number of our team are dual qualified.

Clients

•  Pharmaceuticals
•  Manufacturers
•  IT software providers
•  Others.

Cases

•  A range of claims in a range of foreign jurisdictions following environmental disasters (e.g. dam collapses)
•  Large fire losses
•  Food recall
•  Rocket failures
•  Claims concerning opiods, implants, talcum powder, etc.

Required experience

•  2+ years' UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience*
•  Insurance coverage/defence experience is essential
•  Insurance litigation and arbitration experience
•  Previous client contact and attendance at business development events.

Benefits

• Matching pension scheme
• Fitness and wellness benefits
• Private medical insurance
• Corporate GP
• Life insurance and Income protection
• 35 hour working week
• Excellent resources via our online Learning Management System

About Kennedys

As soon as you join Kennedys you’ll be given opportunity to build your own personal client relationships, and we encourage you to do so. We value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they appreciate our warm, friendly, human approach. We place emphasis on offering a transparent career path. Our partner and senior associate promotion process and criteria are clearly communicated throughout the firm. We are proud that many of our partners, including our Senior Partner, began their life in law as trainees with us.